Arseny Pavlov

Arseny "Motorola" Pavlov (2 February 1983-) was the commander of the Sparta Battalion of the Donetsk People's Republic.

Biography
Arseny Pavlov was born on 2 February 1983 in Ukhta, Komi ASSR, in the Soviet Union (present-day Russia). He served in the Russian Naval Infantry at first, and he later moved to Ukraine, where he took part in pro-Russia demonstrations in Kharkov (Kharkiv). Pavlov was one of the many members of the crowd, and he was caught on video while he was protesting for Russian assistance in putting down the Ukrainian Revolution. He became a commander of the separatist Donetsk People's Republic at the start of the Ukrainian Civil War, and took control of the Sparta Battalion. He fought at the Battle of Ilovaisk and the Second Battle of Donetsk Airport, two victories for the DPR against the government of Ukraine.